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projectile

adjective noun

impelling or impelled forward

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
RO
Scrabble score
21
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

pɹə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛktʌɪl

Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. impelling or impelled forward

    “a projectile force”

noun

  1. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled

noun

  1. any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine

In context

Example Sentences

a projectile force
a projectile missile

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